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4. I am so glad that you escaped, and found

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 02:16 PM

Mar 2013

respect and love and security. And I'm also glad about VAWA's passing - hopefully, the number of women enduring this kind of abuse will decrease.

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Life before the Violence Against Women Act... [View all] cynatnite Mar 2013 OP

A 'K', an 'R', and a Tweet. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #1

Oh my! HappyMe Mar 2013 #2

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #3

I am so glad that you escaped, and found Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #4

Courageous Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #5

How is your daughter? Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #6

No. She's an adult now and she knows some of what happened... cynatnite Mar 2013 #7

Oh good. Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #8

. gollygee Mar 2013 #10

And even with VAWA, men still beat women SheilaT Mar 2013 #11

this. eggplant Mar 2013 #13

Looking back on it, I don't know if I would have or not... cynatnite Mar 2013 #14